Icthlarin's Little Helper/Quick guide

This quest has an in-depth guide. It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Start point	Talk to the wanderer in the camp west of the Agility Pyramid. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Medium
Description	In the deep south of the desert, unrest is brewing... The cities of the Menaphites have barred their gates to all. An unsettling desert wanderer may know of a secret entrance though, to Sophanem - the city of the dead. Will you become Icthlarin's Little Helper by entering? Enter into a titanic struggle for the soul of the high priest of Icthlarin in a land where the cat is top dog.
Requirements	Completion of Gertrude's Cat The ability to defeat a level 91 monster.
Items required	Regular or overgrown cat, hellcat, or kitten. No food is required as the kitten can stay in your inventory for the most part, or automatically go in/out of your inventory. Tinderbox Willow log Bag of salt (can be bought from any Slayer Master, other players, or the Grand Exchange) or an empty bucket to obtain a pile of salt in Sophanem Bucket of sap (use a knife on an evergreen tree or a regular tree with the description "a commonly found tree" with a bucket in your inventory) Full waterskin to give away (can be bought for 30 coins at Shantay pass) Linen (Can be bought on The Grand Exchange or bought from Raetul in Sophanem for 30 coins during the quest) Means to enter the desert. (Such as the Shantay pass, Teleport tablets or scrolls, Fairy rings or the Pharaoh's sceptre)
Recommended	50 Combat level 35 Agility to jump over the pit in the pyramid (higher agility helps even more) Waterskins for the desert heat Knife to refill waterskins Desert clothing to delay the desert heat effect 1–2 antipoison or superantipoison potions Energy potions Antidote, or other anti-poison potions Nardah teleport Armour and some food Ghostspeak amulet for story comprehension (Klenter)
Enemies to defeat	Possessed Priest (level 91) One of the level 75–81 guardians (chosen based on your stats): Apparition#Apmeken (level 75)—uses Magic Apparition#Crondis (level 75)—uses Magic Apparition#Scabaras (level 75)—uses Melee Apparition#Het (level 81)—uses Melee It is possible to know in advance which of these guardians you're going to get, based on which jar your character obtains during the quest. See the "Second Flashback" section below.
Ironman concerns	A method to obtain willow logs: 30 Woodcutting [boostable] to cut willow trees 1/16 drop from Vampyre Juvinates (requires starting In Aid of the Myreque ) 1/128 drop from Swamp Crabs (requires Priest in Peril )
League notes	Unlocking Desert✓ will auto-complete the quest Unlocking Fremennik✓ will auto-complete the quest Unlocking Kandarin✓ will auto-complete the quest

Note: If you need to leave Sophanem at any point during the quest, there is a hole you can crawl through on the eastern wall. To get back in, enter the rocks on the east side of the Wanderer's tent. There is a bank in Nardah if needed.

Note: For the pit jump: 20% run energy is required and it will be drained. Higher agility increases the chances of success.

Warning: You cannot teleport out of this area! There are aggressive Level 84 Mummies scattered throughout the map, and Scarabs that can inflict poison (it is possible to run past the scarabs without taking damage or being poisoned by spam-clicking the minimap). If you need to leave you must walk back to the entrance and use the ladder.

Note: If you equip your catspeak amulet and then talk to your cat about being confused, you will unlock another cutscene! Talking with your cat again about being confused will tell you the story of the quest as it understands it. If asked again, your cat will refuse to explain it again and instead tells you to ask one of your adventuring buddies and the chat option will go away.

Talking to your cat to trigger the cutscene may result in your cat disappearing completely, which will require you to re-log into the game. It may seem like the cat has disappeared completely but it's still with you, just not visible to you.

• 2 Quest points
• 4,500 Thieving experience
• 4,000 Agility experience
• 4,000 Woodcutting experience
• Catspeak amulet
• Access to the city of Sophanem
• Unlock the carpet rides from Pollnivneach to Sophanem and Menaphos

Completing this quest is required for:

• Ratcatchers
• A Tail of Two Cats
• Contact!
• Rogue Trader